ISSUES OF IMPROVING LEGISLATION RELATED TO GROUNDWATER

Abstract

Today, the need for legal regulation of relations related to groundwater is growing, since these resources are of great importance in the state economy. Eliminating contradictions in the legislation in this area, filling gaps, and regulating relations related to it on the basis of foreign experience is a pressing need of the day. During the research, special attention was paid to the strategic importance of groundwater, mechanisms for its rational use, and protection measures. In particular, the practice of Germany, Great Britain, Azerbaijan, and other major jurisdictions was studied and analyzed. The study examined issues of improving national legislation using statistical, comparative legal, historical-legal, and empirical analysis methods. As a result, the importance of the Water Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the main regulatory legal document regulating relations related to groundwater, its role in groundwater protection, and amendments to it were discussed. The advanced legislation of the above countries shows that there is a need to introduce theoretical, practical, and legal changes in the field. The author also made a number of proposals for improving the existing legislation related to the use of groundwater.